Unisex name · since 1922
Linell
293 babies named Linell in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1952. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
293 girls have been named Linell since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Linell has 293 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1981.
- #16,109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 293 born since 1922
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Linell ranks #16,109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 293 born since 1922, peaking in the 1950s.
- #16,109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 293
- born since 1922
- 1950s
- peak decade
Linell's 293 recorded births place it above 77.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Linell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Linell's full recorded timeline at 1954, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1952 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Linell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1981
- Peak year (1952)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 60 years of records
Linell popularity over time - boys
159 total births recorded since 1919 (Linell as boys' name)
Linell by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (141 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Linell's strongest decade.
141 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Linell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 7
1920s
7 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s
1940s
64 births
- 1950s
1950s
141 births
- 1960s 29
1960s
29 births
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 141 births (48% of all-time use).
Linell by state
Where Linell concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 6 | 2.0% |
6 of 293 births nationwide.
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What to do with Linell's data
- Linell's decade-level peak was the 1950s (141 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Linells (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Linell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1952)
Similar record span (~59 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1981 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Linell draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.